Courses
St. Augustine College offers the following History and Humanities courses. Students enrolled in these courses may find this guide of particular use:
HIS 104 Survey of United States History to 1865 (4) (4, 0) This course studies the emergence of the United States as an independent country and the development of the institution of representative government. It includes major events, trends, and interpretation in American life. IAI Course Number: S2 900
HIS 105 Survey of United States History from 1865 to Present (4) (4, 0) This course surveys American history from the end of the Civil War to the present covering political and economic developments, and social, intellectual and cultural changes. IAI Course Number: S2 901
HIS 205 History of Latin America (4) (4, 0) This course is designed to introduce students to the people, places, culture and history of Latin America since 1800. It will focus on a series of countries and themes to provide a comparison as well as to emphasize the similarities of the Latin American historical experience. Themes include nationalism and identity, revolution and counterrevolution, populism, state formation, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, social movements, the role of foreign powers, inequality and social class, dictatorship, Prerequisites: None democratization, and human rights.
*This course fulfills the Contemporary World Cultures OR Non-Western Culture global course requirement for Education majors
HUM 204 Music Appreciation (4) (4, 0) This course focuses on the development of the ability of students to analyze, classify, and respond to music. This course will familiarize students with a musical vocabulary and the history of music, including world music, art music, and international folk, blues, jazz, and popular music of the 20th/21st century. IAI Course Number: F1 900
HUM 205 History and Appreciation of Art (4) (4, 0) The historical development of the visual arts (painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and architecture) as they transmit cultural traditions and humanistic and aesthetic values. This course examines historical, social, and technological factors that contribute to understanding the function and meaning of works of art. IAI Course Number: F2 900
PHI 200 Introduction to Philosophy (4) (4, 0) This course covers principles and problems of philosophy as seen in different schools of thought. The original works of such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Sartre will be analyzed. Topics include the validity of human knowledge, the nature of reality; mind and body; free will and determination; moral and aesthetic values; the existence of God and the significance of religious experience. Issues of professional ethics will be emphasized. IAI Course Number: H4 900
PHI 220 Ethics (4) (4, 0) This course will provide an introduction to the study of ethics and its importance to the individual and society. It will introduce a model for making moral decisions and from the study of essays and the reading of short literary works will involve the students in the application of moral theories and principles to deal with specific moral dilemmas. It will emphasize issues of professional ethics. Prerequisite: ENG 160 IAI Course Number: H4 904
PSC 103 American Government and Politics (4) (4, 0) This course focuses on the principles and practices of the American governmental system including the federal system, Congress, the President, the judiciary, the political and administrative process, including public policy. IAI Course Number: S5 900